# Fractures at Big Lots
> OSHA SIR `2019065937` · 6/12/2019 · ZANESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Big Lots
- **Location:** 3515 Maple Ave, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, 43701
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell over a pallet in a stock room, landing on the floor face first. The employee suffered a head injury that required stitches, as well as a broken kneecap.

---
*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*